Community Colleges’ Enrollment Rises

Enrollment in the state’s 106 community colleges may be up an average of 3%, Chancellor Joshua Smith told the Community College Board of Governors. “Generally, it seems we have some positive development in the area of enrollment, and we’re seeing an end of the downward spiral,” he said, although he stressed that the figures were preliminary. He said a survey of 23 colleges showed an overall increase of about 3%, with 17 reporting increases, three unchanged and three with decreases. The colleges enrolled 982,725 students in credit courses last year, a decrease of 2.6% from the year before.